Director of Nursing and Quality

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Nursing and Quality to join our National Health in Justice clinical team at Practice Plus Group.

The Director of Nursing and Quality will provide strategic nursing leadership in order to consistently deliver high quality, safe and cost-effective care for patients within the Health and Justice service line, continuously working to improve the healthcare provided to this complex patient group. The post holder will provide professional leadership to all colleagues including maintaining high professional standards in behaviour and practice across all services and developing clinical leadership capability.

• Provide professional and clinical leadership and development to the nursing and allied health professional (AHP) workforce across Health in Justice.
• Work with the National Health in Justice team to help ensure Health in Justice has a nursing workforce and skill mix that reflects national standards and meets Practice Plus Groups needs for innovation.
• Lead quality and high standards of quality governance throughout Health in Justice Service line, ensuring full compliance with internal and external expectations for service delivery.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of the Health in Justice Quality Assurance Framework and of the Continuous Quality Review process.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course.
• Competency framework.
• Regional and national career development opportunities.
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs.
• Support from the wider team.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• A competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, contributory pension plus other benefits.
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across 63 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
• We act with integrity.
• We strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Registered Nurse Level 1 with extensive experience in a senior nursing role.
• Attendance of a management training programme.
• Training to level 4 in the safeguarding of vulnerable people.
• Significant experience of working in a Senior Clinical role.
• Minimum three years experience in a management position with line and budgetary responsibility for teams.
• Experience of leading and implementing workforce review / redesign.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.